It's the height of absurdity for these plaintiffs to be complaining of being like children who were denied dessert that the settlement did not Madden 23 coins provide enough benefits to the people who brought the suit."

Players who opt out of the settlement could then file personal lawsuits with the League. They might be more likely to do so in light of recent developments in the O'Bannon vs. NCAA case, too and now that former college players are filing lawsuits over the use of their likeness that is being used in video games.

In July in July, in July, the Ninth Circuit threw out an appeal brought by video game producer EA Sports. The decision dismissed the argument from EA that player image was protected under the First Amendment and it will let the case proceed.

The Dryer plaintiffs are following that case with great interest. They're also watching another lawsuit that was filed by thousands of former Madden NFL 23 player over concussions.

"I believe there's a correlation in the atmosphere here," Dryer said of the two cases. "The Madden NFL 23 is looking very capriciously and cavalierly at the concussion problem.

"There's a predisposed notion [from the Madden NFL 23"game"] that "we're looking for that, we're going to accept that.' There's a certain arrogance."

Dryer is hoping that something will work out, and that he along with his fellow retired players will be able to strike a deal with the Madden NFL 23 which would allow them to directly be paid for the use of their likeness while leaving them with ownership of it.

"I often conduct commercial transactions using my likeness as an actor and producer" Dryer said. "My appearance is my professional. It's my brand. Every person has a brand, and madden 23 coins cheap every person has the right to take their brand in a direction they choose.